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FanDuel NFL Draft Percentages: Week 16

Was Cooper Kupp the most popular play in all of Week 16? Or was it one of the value running backs?

If you've played fantasy football over on FanDuel, then you know the importance of draft percentages, especially in larger-field tournaments.

Knowing who the competition is rostering enables you to think with a contrarian mindset. And if your under-the-radar play ends up hitting, then, well, you're one step closer to a victory.

Each week, we'll be posting the previous week's draft percentages to help you see how the public was thinking. It'll let you see who the public drafted, which can be helpful when doing research for upcoming games.

Let's take a look at the numbers from the Week 16 main slate. If a player is not listed, his draft percentage was lower than 0.10% in the featured tournament.

Quarterback

Player Position Salary FanDuel
Points
Sunday
Million
Head-to-
Head
Justin HerbertQB $8,400 18.9419.30%25.09%
Matthew StaffordQB $7,900 9.6816.72%21.95%
Jalen HurtsQB $7,700 16.6615.10%37.63%
Joe BurrowQB $7,100 38.110.75%4.26%
Patrick MahomesQB $8,700 22.329.42%3.45%
Tom BradyQB $8,400 14.387.83%2.04%
Josh AllenQB $8,500 30.963.80%0.84%
Josh JohnsonQB $6,100 20.163.59%1.85%
Kirk CousinsQB $7,300 17.32.54%0.74%
Matt RyanQB $6,800 13.12.53%0.42%
Russell WilsonQB $7,500 16.542.11%0.40%
Ben RoethlisbergerQB $6,800 7.361.18%0.21%
Trevor LawrenceQB $6,500 12.90.76%0.17%
Nick FolesQB $6,100 16.80.73%0.18%
Derek CarrQB $7,000 9.540.65%0.13%
Zach WilsonQB $6,600 23.180.59%0.04%
Mac JonesQB $6,700 7.10.54%0.10%
Cam NewtonQB $7,200 5.640.45%0.04%
Drew LockQB $6,600 7.120.44%0.07%
Jake FrommQB $6,400 1.20.33%0.08%
Davis MillsQB $6,600 18.060.21%0.04%
Tim BoyleQB $6,000 10.480.19%0.01%

Running Back

Player Position Salary FanDuel
Points
Sunday
Million
Head-to-
Head
Alexander MattisonRB $5,500 14.537.70%80.28%
Justin JacksonRB $5,400 30.235.31%74.32%
Ronald Jones IIRB $5,400 15.130.89%75.41%
Cordarrelle PattersonRB $7,200 7.822.05%7.73%
James RobinsonRB $8,200 119.95%9.38%
Clyde Edwards-HelaireRB $6,500 9.613.83%4.54%
Joe MixonRB $7,500 28.513.66%4.34%
David MontgomeryRB $6,600 20.112.42%7.11%
Miles SandersRB $6,400 5.311.68%3.27%
Josh JacobsRB $6,800 10.97.07%2.32%
Najee HarrisRB $8,400 13.57.02%2.11%
Javonte WilliamsRB $6,300 97.02%2.64%
Damien HarrisRB $6,600 28.34.69%1.25%
Saquon BarkleyRB $7,000 3.34.11%1.43%
Michael CarterRB $5,800 13.43.91%1.16%
Melvin Gordon IIIRB $6,300 0.53.08%1.08%
Sony MichelRB $6,900 202.94%0.86%
Devin SingletaryRB $5,800 16.32.58%0.95%
Craig ReynoldsRB $6,000 6.62.57%0.61%
Jamaal WilliamsRB $6,700 7.72.47%0.72%
Darrell Henderson Jr.RB $6,900 1.72.36%0.82%
Rashaad PennyRB $6,100 19.51.88%0.47%
Rex BurkheadRB $5,400 27.91.60%0.23%
Devonta FreemanRB $5,600 91.56%0.44%
Jordan HowardRB $5,700 6.61.02%0.34%
Darrel WilliamsRB $5,700 100.67%0.17%
Joshua KelleyRB $4,900 2.60.34%0.14%
Latavius MurrayRB $5,300 2.90.33%0.10%
Brandon BoldenRB $4,900 3.40.25%0.07%
Chuba HubbardRB $5,500 0.90.24%0.13%
Mike DavisRB $5,500 40.24%0.05%
Ameer AbdullahRB $5,100 2.40.23%0.06%
Le'Veon BellRB $4,500 -0.10.20%0.03%
Devontae BookerRB $5,600 6.60.18%0.06%
Zack MossRB $5,100 30.17%0.09%
Tevin ColemanRB $5,700 6.60.15%0.04%
D'Andre SwiftRB $7,800 0.13%0.04%
DeeJay DallasRB $4,800 5.80.11%0.04%
Boston ScottRB $5,500 10.10.10%0.04%
Ke'Shawn VaughnRB $4,700 130.10%0.02%
Samaje PerineRB $6,200 1.60.10%0.04%
Kene NwangwuRB $5,000 2.30.10%0.02%

Wide Receiver

Player Position Salary FanDuel
Points
Sunday
Million
Head-to-
Head
Cooper KuppWR $9,800 16.353.43%84.23%
Keenan AllenWR $7,700 5.535.45%56.87%
Antonio BrownWR $7,000 15.132.75%31.78%
Tyreek HillWR $8,700 2.930.00%52.11%
Ja'Marr ChaseWR $7,100 1620.41%8.74%
Justin JeffersonWR $8,400 15.616.40%21.72%
Diontae JohnsonWR $7,400 12.111.36%7.83%
Tee HigginsWR $6,500 37.411.14%4.92%
Stefon DiggsWR $7,500 189.22%3.33%
Russell GageWR $6,700 3.99.14%3.17%
Tyler LockettWR $7,300 4.58.28%2.50%
Joshua PalmerWR $4,900 12.88.12%4.35%
Odell Beckham Jr.WR $6,600 11.77.65%2.95%
Amon-Ra St. BrownWR $6,500 21.57.40%3.24%
DK MetcalfWR $6,700 11.17.30%2.10%
Hunter RenfrowWR $7,100 11.56.80%2.87%
DeVonta SmithWR $5,900 16.55.51%1.69%
Van Jefferson Jr.WR $6,300 1.14.75%1.63%
Marquise BrownWR $6,400 6.94.20%1.46%
Adam ThielenWR $7,200 5.53.60%0.78%
Emmanuel SandersWR $5,600 33.35%1.40%
Darnell MooneyWR $6,100 8.43.34%0.91%
Chase ClaypoolWR $5,900 6.13.14%1.21%
DJ MooreWR $6,400 82.75%0.48%
Tyler JohnsonWR $5,000 2.74%1.15%
Braxton BerriosWR $5,300 12.52.67%0.53%
Tyler BoydWR $6,200 162.28%0.66%
Jakobi MeyersWR $5,700 8.91.65%0.48%
Marvin Jones Jr.WR $5,600 11.41.55%0.43%
Laquon TreadwellWR $5,300 7.41.25%0.41%
Kendrick BourneWR $5,600 4.31.20%0.26%
Mecole HardmanWR $5,200 10.61.01%0.28%
Nico CollinsWR $5,200 10.80.98%0.25%
Robby AndersonWR $5,700 8.30.96%0.27%
Courtland SuttonWR $5,400 5.30.92%0.27%
Byron PringleWR $5,200 22.50.89%0.23%
Jerry JeudyWR $5,800 7.50.79%0.27%
K.J. OsbornWR $6,000 15.30.70%0.22%
Scotty MillerWR $4,900 00.67%0.13%
Isaiah McKenzieWR $4,600 23.90.67%0.10%
Josh ReynoldsWR $5,400 4.60.58%0.23%
Kenny GolladayWR $5,500 3.70.57%0.12%
Kadarius ToneyWR $5,300 4.80.48%0.21%
Tim PatrickWR $5,600 2.80.43%0.16%
Rashod BatemanWR $5,600 10.60.42%0.15%
Olamide ZaccheausWR $5,100 4.20.37%0.12%
Zay JonesWR $5,000 80.31%0.09%
Keelan Cole Sr.WR $5,000 3.50.28%0.04%
DeSean JacksonWR $5,100 6.40.28%0.07%
Josh GordonWR $4,800 00.27%0.11%
Sammy WatkinsWR $5,200 0.27%0.11%
James WashingtonWR $5,200 00.27%0.12%
Mike WilliamsWR $6,600 0.26%0.12%
Jalen ReagorWR $5,100 2.50.21%0.04%
Damiere ByrdWR $4,900 3.60.15%0.03%
Quez WatkinsWR $5,300 5.80.13%0.03%
Demarcus RobinsonWR $4,900 2.50.11%0.03%
Chris ConleyWR $4,900 13.50.11%0.03%
Phillip Dorsett IIWR $4,700 70.10%0.03%
Cyril GraysonWR $4,500 110.10%0.04%

Tight End

Player Position Salary FanDuel
Points
Sunday
Million
Head-to-
Head
Rob GronkowskiTE $6,700 2.827.32%28.81%
Dallas GoedertTE $5,900 3.824.00%34.19%
Kyle PittsTE $5,900 13.212.28%23.05%
Mark AndrewsTE $8,000 22.510.13%3.02%
Dawson KnoxTE $6,100 8.16.56%2.81%
Jared CookTE $5,100 7.94.86%1.91%
Hunter HenryTE $6,000 1.44.06%1.51%
C.J. UzomahTE $5,000 6.12.84%0.85%
Noah FantTE $5,600 4.52.80%1.10%
Cole KmetTE $5,000 6.92.04%1.33%
Tyler HigbeeTE $5,500 6.61.92%0.67%
Foster MoreauTE $5,200 8.71.52%0.82%
Tyler ConklinTE $5,200 6.40.89%0.19%
Brevin JordanTE $4,800 7.60.84%0.18%
James O'ShaughnessyTE $5,300 6.90.83%0.25%
Gerald EverettTE $4,900 14.80.74%0.26%
Evan EngramTE $5,000 9.70.71%0.21%
Noah GrayTE $4,100 2.20.66%0.18%
Blake BellTE $4,200 1.60.61%0.20%
Zach GentryTE $4,400 5.10.47%0.22%
Cameron BrateTE $4,500 8.10.47%0.14%
Tyler KroftTE $4,400 4.40.28%0.05%
Albert OkwuegbunamTE $4,900 00.24%0.11%
Jimmy GrahamTE $4,600 100.22%0.06%
Jonnu SmithTE $4,600 0.15%0.03%
Hayden HurstTE $4,700 9.10.13%0.03%
Kyle RudolphTE $4,400 00.11%0.04%
Travis KelceTE $7,800 0.10%0.02%

Defense and Special Teams

Player Position Salary FanDuel
Points
Sunday
Million
Head-to-
Head
Cincinnati BengalsD $3,500 324.31%44.42%
Tampa Bay BuccaneersD $4,700 1611.13%7.16%
Atlanta FalconsD $3,800 310.24%25.61%
Philadelphia EaglesD $5,000 168.28%2.88%
Kansas City ChiefsD $4,300 128.02%4.57%
Los Angeles ChargersD $4,800 -37.02%2.24%
Seattle SeahawksD $4,500 44.23%1.37%
New England PatriotsD $4,100 -13.35%1.08%
New York JetsD $4,100 93.12%1.19%
Denver BroncosD $3,800 93.06%1.50%
Detroit LionsD $3,400 62.77%1.77%
Pittsburgh SteelersD $3,200 -22.04%1.41%
Las Vegas RaidersD $3,900 61.94%0.64%
Buffalo BillsD $4,000 51.91%0.75%
Jacksonville JaguarsD $4,000 21.85%0.50%
Los Angeles RamsD $4,200 111.47%0.48%
Houston TexansD $3,000 121.37%0.81%
Chicago BearsD $3,700 21.27%0.51%
Carolina PanthersD $3,300 -11.21%0.42%
Minnesota VikingsD $3,600 60.53%0.14%
New York GiantsD $3,500 00.44%0.20%
Baltimore RavensD $3,900 -10.36%0.08%